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I believe in siding with other democracies when threatened by dictatorships, but not in attacking dictatorships pre-emptively for economic gain. Certainly I am very pro-Israel and I am glad our new government is more pro-Israel. I also hope that pro-Israeli Liberal MPs like Anita Neville, Irwin Cotler, Susan Kadis, Joe Volpe, and Carolyn Bennett push the new leader to maintain a pro-Isreali stance.

With Taiwan, thats a tough one, so no other nation including the US recognizes Taiwan. Also China is an emerging economic power that we shouldn't go out of our way to antagonize.

As for the United States, I would rather we establish stronger ties with democracies in Western Europe whose values are closer to ours. The United States should obviously be supported when attacked by a dictatorship, but I find their foreign policy is based more on pre-emptive wars for economic gain rather than promoting democracy. In addition, civil liberties and individual rights have eroded greatly under Bush. If anything the US is moving in the direction of a dictatorship rather than a freer society.

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Gerry Nicholls is a communications consultant and writer who has been called a “political warrior” a “brilliant strategist” and one of the “canniest political observers in Canada.”
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